EAST LYME PUBLIC LIBRARY NOW PROVIDING A POPULAR VIDEO LEARNING SERVICE

Posted by June Hoye, Community Contributor

East Lyme Public Library

East Lyme Public Library (Posted by June Hoye, Community Contributor)

Community Contributor June Hoye

Teenagers, hobbyists, lifelong learners, educators, and professionals in business, design, and computers now have a unique opportunity to pursue their personal and professional goals. The East Lyme Public Library has recently made available to patrons the online learning site called LYNDA.COM.

East Lyme Public Library patrons can access this site either at the Library or remotely. PC Magazine has pointed out that this service is "exceptional at teaching technical skills, business principles, and software training". Because the courses are organized into short segments featuring searchable transcripts, a person can easily find quick answers to questions and work at his/her own pace. The instructors are all experts knowledgeable in his/her field.

If a patron is interested in software training, some of the most popular programs are Excel, Flash, Illustrator, Lightroom, and Photoshop. Persons interested in software development can learn how to code, to debug, and to program many of the most used program languages. People who want to expand their computer skills can explore Office-upgrading, Setting up a new P.C., Gmail Training, Chrome Browser, and Internet Explorer.

If patrons are interested in creative inspirations, they may want to explore Creating Logos, Graphic Design, Photoshop, and Illustrator. Non-profit volunteers may like to help by starting a blog for an organization. They will be interested in Word Press. To design a website, they will find Bootstrap.

People looking to refine their business skills can access Time Management, Personal Finance, Technical Recruiting, and Government Project Management.People interested in expanding their photography skills have available, Real Estate Photography, Product Photography, Landscape Photography, and Organizing Digital Photos and Videos.

Teen agers, in addition to being interested in many of the courses previously mentioned, may be especially interested in How to Draw Comic Books, 3D Animation, Producing Electronic Music, and Auto Design. Teachers can also expand their professional skills with Writing a Syllabus, Classroom Management, Teacher Professional Development, and Instructional Design. Since there are over 3,000 courses, this is just a small sampling of the knowledge available.

To access Lynda.com, East Lyme Public Library Patrons need only their East Lyme Library card which has on it a number needed to create an account. Once patrons have accessed the East Lyme Public Library website, www.eastlymepubliclibrary.org, they then go to "EBooks and Online Resources". There, they will find and click on Lynda.com.

The procedure is easy to follow. Tara Borden, the Assistant Director of the Library, said that if patrons experience difficulties, they can just call the Library to ask for help. (860)739-6926

If a person were to subscribe to this service personally, it would cost many hundreds of dollars for a year. Lisa Timothy, the Library Director, pointed out that, "Although it is unusual for a public library of our size to be able to subscribe to such a service, we are able to do so because of generous donations to our annual fund drive."

The Library has made available an incredible service which can help people upgrade their business skills, pursue new hobbies, explore new fields of interest, start a new business, and improve their computer skills- all from the comfort of their own computers. Explore these offerings and then start learning!

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